Chico Hamilton has always been among the most thoughtful of bandleading drummers capable of embracing a multitude of genres and styles as well as featuring then relative unknowns including Eric Dolphy, Charles Lloyd and Arthur Blythe. During this time he recorded approximately 60-plus albums. This is where the law of diminishing returns can rear its unwelcome head. How to retain the listeners' attention with either a revision (Reunion), paying tribute to former sideman Eric Dolphy (My Panamanian Friend) or offering a personal overview of the art of jazz drumming is where Hamilton found himself when involved with the Italian Black Saint/Soul Note avant garde operation.